Daily Mail ^ | 10.04.2023 | Ishita Srivastava
Posted on 11/4/2023, 9:55:25 PM by libh8er
The city of Phoenix has cleared out its largest homeless encampment and displaced thousands of people after a court ruling declared the camp a ‘public nuisance’.
City officials successfully finished their clean-up of ‘The Zone,’ a 15-block homeless encampment near downtown, at the cost of $20 million and moved nearly 2,000 people out of the area.
The sweep comes after a judge imposed a November 4 deadline to remove tents, trash and makeshift structures and told the city to find alternative housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Some of the people who were displaced had lived in the area for years and were hesitant to leave. Still, data shows that a majority accepted the change and went straight to city housing to be reconnected with families or enter treatment programs.
The city also opened a $13 million campsite in an empty lot nearby, with shaded tent shelters, food, bathrooms and showers housing 300 people who choose to or cannot stay inside.
The process of removing the encampment was done block-by-block. People are not allowed to return and may face a criminal charge if they do.
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I remember when the property/store owners sued and won to get the encampment removed and they won the suit.
Nothing like waiting till the last minute, sheesh!
I still will not venture into Phoenix.